The Practical Essence of Man: The 'Activity Approach' in Late Soviet Philosophy (Historical Materialism) - Softcover

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9781608466986: The Practical Essence of Man: The 'Activity Approach' in Late Soviet Philosophy (Historical Materialism)
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ISBN 10: 1608466981 ISBN 13: 9781608466986
Publisher: Haymarket Books, 2017

Synopsis

This book presents to Western readers, for the first time, a current in late Soviet philosophy known as the ‘activity approach’. Though lesser known than its counterpart in cultural-historical psychology (the thinking of Vygotsky and Leontyev), the activity approach became an intellectual mode, leading to several different interpretations of human activity and challenging Marxist-Leninist orthodoxy.

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About the Author

Vesa Oittinen is Professor at the Aleksanteri Institute of the University of Helsinki. His research focuses on the history of modern philosophy, especially German, Scandinavian, and Russian philosophy.

Andrey Maidansky, Ph.D. (1993), Professor, Belgorod State University, Russia, published monographs and articles on Spinoza, Marx, and Soviet philosophy, and the anthology Spinoza: Pro et contra (St Petersburg: RHGA, 2012).

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Publisher
Haymarket Books
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1608466981
ISBN 13 
9781608466986
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
214
Editor
Oittinen Vesa, Maidansky Andrey

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